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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1927
Page
7
An advertises California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for sick children and constipated bowels. It claims gentle action without narcotics and urges mothers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with age specific directions on the bottle.
The Pine Tree shilling, created in 1652, replaced wampum as a medium of exchange and marked the first silver coinage in North America.
Charley Keller of Ogden bought 40 head from Jake Neidt and others totaling 387 head. First buyer reportedly received 7.50 at Wisdom. Jorgen Jorgenson bought 65 head for Hanson Packing Co. of Butte. Armitage and Hans Jorgenson arranged deliveries in April and May. Lee Hanson is preparing a shipment for the Butte market. Wisdom News reports these cattle movements and deals.
The item notes a new six foot sidewalk on Bannack street and spring hats priced from four bits to 15 dollars. It lists round trip Dillon to Butte tickets at 6.95 and mentions Sunday barber shop hours. Also discusses shade trees, cattle restrictions, and local notices on residents and mines in Argenta Nicholia.
Late Scott of Argenta offers a fine turkey to the first swain who marries in town this leap year. The Dillon brass band played good music on a frosty Saturday night. Work starts on the Normal college foundation this week and progresses quickly. At the school caucus last Friday Leonard Eliel and G. T. Paul were nominated for school trustees.
The Tribune notes the dog catcher reports seventy dollars collected for dog licenses. Dillon plans an upscale automobile and Senator B F White orders an eighty five horsepower Peerless car for mountain roads. The city already has two other pleasure cars. Blatz beer remains advertised as always good. Cattle shipments recently sold at four dollars and fifty cents per hundredweight.
A report to the state auditor from Beaverhead County Clerk records notes a strong old age pension record. In 1926, $2,650 was paid for aged non inmate support, nine applicants had local store credit, one canceled due to death, with no new applications or rejections that year.
Mr and Mrs Alexander arrived to find their Lima home ablaze Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews responded quickly and controlled the blaze believed to stem from an overheated furnace. Living room and bath room floors walls and ceiling were burned while furniture was saved. Damage estimated at about 1000.
F. L. Brian telegraph equipment man from Pocatello, aided by Lineman Akin, installed up to date instruments at Roberts Camas Spencer Monida Dell and Divide. The Montana division now complete with new telegraph and switchboard gear. Akin praised for keeping the line in good shape despite only three broken insulators found on a trip from Idaho Falls to Butte.
GOT 90 DAYS Ed Ball found guilty of a vagrancy charge in Judge Phillips court Saturday and sentenced Monday to 90 days in the county jail or 24 hours to leave town. He chose the latter and promised to depart immediately. Signs for sale advertised at the Tribune office along with real estate sale notices for Dennis Brennan estate in Beaverhead County Montana.
The Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Association offers a reward of 250 dollars for conviction of any sheep thief and 100 dollars for conviction of any camp robber. The notice appears in this issue under the Notice-Reward section.
George Ditty drives Beaverhead county horse trade with an 800 head sale plan and buyers lined up. TheWisdom News notes his ongoing efforts to keep horsebuyers focused on Dillon and the region.
Mr and Mrs Seth Downing of Lima and Mr and Mrs H C McNinch of Dell visited Dillon Saturday to buy a new Star Six coach from Barry Hopkins. The Downings had previously purchased through Mr McNinch.
A Long Beach California mother describes fear of croup and hoarse cough, praising Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for stopping her son’s dreadful cough on the first night. She adds it helps whooping cough measles cough and wheezy breathing. Advertises through Potts druggist.
U S Land Office Billings Montana on February 11 1927 issues a notice recording the State of Montana in a supplemental list. The record identifies serial numbers 028651 and related details for land office processing.
A Dillon Tribune notice lists land parcels by township and section for possible subdivision review. It notes inspection by interested parties and protests date April 25, 1907, with applicability to allocations in township 14 S 1 E and surrounding sections in Montana.
The notice cites a land claim task in Montana with sections and townships specified and references a protest period ending after April 26, 1907. It notes the State’s claim to the land or subdivisions and mentions H. R. Drum in Montana as the agent or recipient of the notice.
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